A salesperson must be assigned to (work for) a licensed broker or firm and cannot conduct business independentlyI'm not sure if this means that I would not be able to get my Real Estate License unless I am working as a agent?  

How do you mean about conducting a rent survey?

I would enlist the assistance of a broker to conduct a BPO for you, or even go a step further and order a full appraisal.

Conduct due diligence: Conduct a thorough inspection of the property to identify any potential issues that could impact its value or require repairs.

To join the Board and MLS, you usually will be required to be active under a broker or be in an active status under a broker as you can't conduct business as an agent without agency status. :)

That way, you'll have the daytime to conduct research at courthouse (if required) and work your system for generating leads and following up. 

Agarwal agreed to negotiateand negotiated a potential purchase of property, agreed to list and listed, agreed to offer and offered a property for sale,advertised and held himself out as engaged in the business of selling real estate, directed and assisted in the procuring ofprospects and in the negotiation of a transaction which was calculated to result in the sale of a property and intended orexpected to receive compensation or other valuable consideration for the above conduct, while not licensed under Chapter4735.ELYHUE E.

First, you're lying which is unethical and a really bad way to conduct a business.

This lender may not require experience but would require a personal guaranty and would also conduct a fair amount of Due Diligence.Let me know if I can help.

As a REO listing agent, would you be inclined to work with an auction conducted by local professionals where your commission is completely preserved?